Poultry feeder



May 2, 1933. Q STOLP v 1,907,372

POULTRY FEEDER Filed April 221932 3 Sheets-Sheet l If i @bkk/Muga.

l. G. STOLP POULTRY FEEDER May 2, 1933.

Filed April 22, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 2, 1933. G, STOLP 1,907,372

POULTRY. FEEDER Filed April 22, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 1,0 provide aV device Patented May 2, 1933 UNITED STATES IRA GRANT s'roLP, or MONTEBELILO. CALIFORNIA, AssIGNoR or `ONE-HALF Tiro NORMAN ngsToLP, or MoN'rRBRLLo, CALIFORNIA POLTRY FEEDER i Appncation ined Aprii 22,

1 5fact that they are exposed to the weather,

whilst they are' eating, and due to the furtherfa'ct that the food becomes polluted by` rain or exposure to the sun. The foregoing being true, one object of this invention is to of the class described which will adequately protect both the chickens and fthe foo-d,fromtheweather.

` Another object ofthe invention is Vto pro-v vide a. device of the 4class described, which .15 can be completelyopened, for cleaning.

' A further object ofthe inventionis to pro-Y vide a device of the class described which can be 'knocked down and shippedin very smallcompass. Y.

. It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which v the invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as 'the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangementrof parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of 4 theinvention hereindisclosed, may bemade ,within the Scopeof what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of-.the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

35 AFig. ;1 shows, in side elevatioina device constructed'in accordance with the invention, parts appearing in sectionj;n

Fig. 2 is a transverse section;

Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection on the line .40 3 3 of Fig. 2;.A

Fig. 4 is avfragmental horizontal section on the line of Fig. 2;

Y Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing o'iiel'of the latches. y j

The device forming the subjectmatter Vof this application preferably. is made of sheet metal, saving as otherwise specified, to promote lightness, strength, and cleanliness, and to take advantage of the other characteristics commonly attributed to sheet metal, the sheet `standing end flanges' 2. The feeder comprises a body, denoted generally by the letter i932. lsemi No. 606,944.

metal preferably being galvanized,Y so'th'at the structure will not rust. v

Thereis provided a fiat, plate-like bottom 1, supplied at its ends with rectangular, up#

B, and including end walls 3j By means of pivot elements 4, one of which issli'ownin Fig.' 2, theend flanges'2 ofthe bottom 1 are `connected to .the end walls'S of the vbody B, near to one'side of the body. It cany vbe-s'een in Figs. 2 and 4,that,at the `sideof the body B remote from thepivot elements 4, the Yends of the flanges 2 on thebottoin 1, and the edges.

of the end walls 3,'are providedwith regiscti tering notches or'seats 5. Latches' are pro- 1' vided, and oneof them is depicted indetai'l 1n Fig.- 5. VThe upper endsof the latches dare pivoted at 7 to the end walls 3 of the body. a rlhe latches 6 have outstandingfinger "pieces 8,`whereby they may be manipulated conveniently. The latches 6 also carry hook- Y shapedkeepers 9, adapted to be received in the registering seats 5 of the flanges 2 ofthe bottom 1, and of the end walls 3, the latches overlapping theinner surfaces of the flanges 2, as can be seen in Figs. 4 andf2 The "latches Y6` prevent the bottom 1 from swingthe removable pivot eleing downwardlyA on bottom 1. The receptacle 50 has an inverted, V-shaped lor'igitudi'nal rib 10, extended Vbetween the end walls of the receptacle, and this ribA forms troughs 11 at the opposite' sides of the receptacle. Removable pivot elements 12 connect the end walls of the receptacle 50 with the 'flanges 2 of the bottom 1,ar`id are located near to one side of V tliereceptacle, asv Fig, 2 `will show;

A hopper H is located within the body B. It comprises two downwardly converging plates 14, provided at theirlower edges with parallel extensions 15, forming a discharge throat 16."This vdischarge'throat 16is loj cated immediately above the kdividing 10 of the receptacle 50, sov thatthefood discharged through the throat can flow to both las receive the upper edge portions of the flanges 2 onthe bottom 1. This is done sothat the extensions 15 can project down into` the troughs 11, a little way, as Fig. 2 will disclose. The upper edges 2O of the end walls 3 are disposed at an acute angle, and at the apices of the end walls 3,1there are pairs of notches 21, shown inv Fig. 2. The purpose of these notches will be alludedto hereinafter.

The roof ordinarily rests'on the edges 20 of the end walls 3,'and the roof is made up of two plates 22. One of the plates-22 has a wing 23, overlapping the y.other roof plate, as shown in F ig. 1, the wing beingconnected to the other roofplate by removable securing` elements 24, to form the.A ridge of the roof. rlhe roof Ris provided at its ends with depending, rectangularly,` disposed `flanges 25, overlappingfthe"end. walls 3 of Ythe. body B. The flanges25 are overlapped Aattheirnpper ends, as shown 4at 26 in Fig. l.

Nearfto one longitudinal edge ofthe roof R, the flanges 25 ofthe roof plates 22. vare connected by detachable pivot elements 27 with the end walls 3 of the body B, the pivotelements 27 being `located diagonally opposite tothe pivot elements 4, soV that the body B toopen the roof R, in the opposite direction.

Latches 28, constructed like the latches 6 of Fig. 5, are pivoted to the flanges 25 of the ro'of plates 22 and engage in seatsV 29 in the the roof R in the closed position of Fig. 2.

Inverted,Y-shaped posts 30 are provided,

Vandare in the form Vofstrips.v The diverging outer sides of the roof flanges V25, and are conneet-ed thereto by detachable y securing elements 31, one of these securingelements 31, at each end of the structure, being mounted .in

@the overlappedV portions 26 of the flanges 25, -tfo promote the strength of the connection between the posts 30 and the flanges 2,5.

In the posts 30, a straight shaft 32,prefer- `ably arod, is removably mounted.l An intermediate support 33 for vthe sliaft'32 may be provided, although this support may be omitted, if the shaft is of no great length. Fig- 'uresl and 2 showV that there'isa notch 34 in the upper end of the support 33. in which the shaft 32 is received. `This construction is desirable, because theshaft can be movedY vertically, at apoint intermediate its ends, when one end of the shaft is in one of the posts 30. and the other end of the shaft is being insertare protectedfrom the weather', the chickens -of the posts 30, and are provided with eyes 138,'wherein the ends of the shaft 32 are detachably received. Plate-like chicken dumps i 39 arelocated between the intermediate support 33 on theone hand, and the upper ends ofthe posts`30,"on the other hand. The chicken dumps 39 havev bearings 40 struck therefrom, intermediate Y'the longitudinal edges of the chickenV dumps, and bymeans of these bearings`40, the`chicken dumps arepivotallyfmounted onv the shaft 32. Although, two dumps 3 9 :are shown, it can be taken rfor 85 grantechwithout va specific figure to showit, that if the operator wishes, he mayV omit the .intermediate support 33 and make the two chicken dumps 39 in one piece,fif`the feeder is Y no'tv'erylong. 4V f '.90

The latches 28 can be freed f ron'ithe keepers 29 ofthe end wallsf3, and, thenthe roof R may be swung to an open position,ias shown by dash line at the let'hand side o f Fig.V 2.,-l The feed can be placed in the hopper H, and will flow downwardly through the throat v,16

into theA .troughs V11 ofthe receptacle n50.

VVhenthe roof Ris in closed position, as shown in F ig. 2, the notches 21 in the end Walls 3 receive the lowermost securing ele- 100 vments 31 andalso make room for 'theuppereating Vout of the troughs2. The roof R, 'of 105 ,course,-protects not only the Vchickens whilst vertical edges of the end walls 3, to hold,-

theyareeating, but also Ikeeps the feed in the hopper H dry and clean'. A

TheV latches 6 can be freed from theseats@ l5,' andthe 'body`V B Vcan be turned over hori- 110 zontally, on the pivot elements 4, intothe dash line position of Figi, 2.` The receptacle 50 can be washed out, and can be inverted on the pivot"l elements 12, as shown in dash linegf inFig. 2, the contents of the receptacle thus being thrown out on the bottom L1, and it b eing possible to keepthe receptacle in a cleanly condition. The device 'can be carried about from place to place Vby meansof the bail 37.3; 20

yTheparts 39 are called chicken dumps,.be

cau'sethey tend to rotate on the shaft 32 and fprevent the chickens from roosting on the ridge of the roo'fR. The lower edges of the roof plates 22 extend outwardly,`well beyondTA the outeredges-of the bottom land shed `the rain clear offthebottom. Thedash line showing ofl Fig. 2 indicates'clearly to what an extent the feeder `can be opened! for Wash- Y ing and cleaning. It, therefore, may be kept-".130 in a thoroughly sanitary condition.

Because all of the securing elements are detachable or removable, the structure can be taken down and shipped in very small space.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is A chicken feeder comprising a bottom, end Walls pivoted to the bottom for lateral swinging movement, a roof pivoted to the end Walls for upward swinging movement, a hopper under the roof and extended between the end Walls, the hopper having a discharge throat, a receptacle for food under the discharge throat, and means for pivotally connecting the receptacle with the bottom, along an axis located Within the receptacle, to enable the receptacle to be inverted whereby the food in the receptacle may be dumped on the bottom, When the end Walls are swung laterally to carry the hopper from above the receptacle, the bottom being Wide enough to form a rest for the inverted receptacle, and the roof extending outwardly atleast as far as the outer edge of the inverted receptacle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myoWn, I have hereto aHiXed my signature.

IRA GRANT STOLP. 

